Snøhetta Creates The Upscale Condo of Beehives

August 25, 2014Comments Off on Snøhetta Creates The Upscale Condo of Beehives readDesign

Bees are an important of our ecosystem, so why wouldn’t we create special places for them to live in our cities? That’s the course architecture and design firm Snøhetta has taken, creating a honeycomb inspired dwelling that sits atop the Vulkan Bigård project at Mathallen.

Having two intersecting hexagonal volumes to create the form, which were then adjusted in height and width to fit with the needs of the beekeeper. Using a light colored wood with a finish that is honey in tone was also a relationship that we wanted to create and present.

Unfortunately there are no photos of the inside quite yet, I’m guessing because the bees need some time to do their work. Still, it’s nice to see the idea of the beehive transformed into something more eye-catching, and hopefully, getting people to think more about bees and their relationship with us and nature.

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